Experience Requirements

Services & General Administration Department
49-POSTS (32 Open Merit, 09 Special Zone, 02 Special Person and 06 Minorities)
THE EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD AT LAHORE, RAWALPINDI, MULTAN, BAHAWALPUR, D.G. KHAN, FAISALABAD AND SARGODH
QUALIFICATION
Graduate (Second Division) from a recognized University.
AGE, IMPORTANT NOTE AND REMAINING PRE-CONDITIIONS :
AGE:
21 to 30 years on 1st January 2019.
In the case of officials serving in connection with the affairs of the Federal Government who are domiciled in the Punjab as well as the officials serving in connection with the affairs of the Punjab Government having at least 4 years service as such, the upper age limit shall be 35 years.
For special persons, maximum 10 years relaxation in upper age limit shall be allowed as per Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976. IMPORTANT NOTE: As per Government of the Punjab, S&GAD Notification No. SOR-III(S&GAD)1-25/94(P) dated 29-11-2012, Punjab Delegation of Powers (Relaxation of Age) Rules, 1961 shall not apply to the posts of the Government required to be filled through Combined Competitive Examination conducted by the Punjab Public Service Commission. REMAINING PRE-CONDITIONS: The cutoff date for determining the eligibility as far as age is concerned shall be the 1st January 2019. However, the candidate must fulfill and complete all other pre-conditions/qualifications for the examination on or before the Closing Date as given in this Advertisement. The candidates will produce the original certificates at the time of Psychological Assessment and Interview to authenticate their claim in the application form.
GENDER & DOMICILE :
GENDER:
All Male, Female & Transgender
DOMICILE: Punjab
SYLLABUS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION :
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
1 English Essay (Subjective) 100 Marks
2 English (Precise, Comprehension and Translation) (Subjective) 100 Marks
3 Urdu (Essay, Precise, Comprehension and Translation) (Subjective) 100 Marks
4 Islamic Studies / Ethics (For NonMuslims Candidates) (Combination of both Subjective & Objective) 100 Marks
5 Pakistan Studies (Combination of both Subjective & Objective) 100 Marks
6 General Knowledge (Objective) 100 Marks
Psychological Test and Interview/Viva Voce: 200 Marks
IMPORTANT NOTE:
i) Negative Marking will be done and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in the Objective (MCQ) paper of General Knowledge.
ii) Non-Muslims candidates have the option either to attempt paper on Islamic Studies or “Ethics” (Combination of both Subjective & Objective).
iii) All the candidates shall take all the compulsory subjects.
iv) Detailed outline of Compulsory Papers may be seen on the PPSC Website
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS 3-Papers (Total 600 Marks)
ALL THE CANDIDATES SHALL TAKE THREE OF THE OPTIONAL SUBJECTS. (NOT MORE THAN ONE FROM EACH GROUP)
GROUP “A”
Commerce 200
Economics 200
Business Administration 200
Public Administration 200
GROUP “B”
Agriculture 200
Botany 200
Zoology 200
Veterinary Sciences 200
GROUP “C”
Math 200
Computer Science 200
Statistics 200
Principles of Engineering 200
GROUP “D”
Physics 200
Chemistry 200
Geology 200
Geography 200
GROUP “E”
Political Science 200
History 200
Law 200
Mass communication 200
GROUP “F”
Philosophy 200
Sociology 200
Social Work 200
Psychology 200
GROUP “G”
English Literature
Urdu 200
Arabic 200
Persian 200
Punjabi 200
Note: i) Syllabus for the Optional Subjects is available on PPSC Website ii) The minimum standard for the question papers will be of Graduate Level.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
a) A CANDIDATE SHALL HAVE TO OBTAIN 40% MARKS IN EACH PAPER AND 50% MARKS IN THE AGGREGATE I.E. 600 MARKS TO QUALIFY FOR INTERVIEW. THEREAFTER, A CANDIDATE SHALL ALSO SECURE 50% MARKS IN THE INTERVIEW TO BE HELD ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL MERIT LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES.
b) NO CHANGE/ADDITION/DELETION/ALTERATION OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS MENTIONED AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM WILL BE MADE AND NO FURTHER REPRESENTATION WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
c) INCOMPLETE/WRONGLY FILLEDOPTIONAL SUBJECTS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE FINALLY REJECTED. NO FURTHER REPRESENTATION ON THIS ISSUE WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
d) CHANGE IN THE PRIORITY/SELECTION OF EXAMINATION CENTRES SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (WRITTEN EXAMINATION/INTERVIEW)
1. To appear in test/interview/Viva Voce only Original Valid CNIC issued by NADRA will be accepted. No other Identification document will be acceptable.
2. Applicants are advised to read all terms and conditions/ instructions of the Advertisement as well as “Important Instructions to Candidates” given on PPSC website carefully in order to submit their online applications complete in all respect. The onus/ responsibility of correctness of the data given in the On-line Application Form will rest squarely on the candidates.
3. All candidates appearing in “Written Examination” to be held by the Commission shall be allowed to avail three chances only for each particular Written Examination irrespective of the type or categories of posts grouped in that Examination, unless otherwise prescribed by the Government.
4. Applicants are required to submit “On-line Application Form” by the Closing Date which is 14-01-2019 up to 12:00 A.M. (Midnight).
Applicants should fill in the On-line Application Form carefully in the light of the Guidelines and Instructions mentioned in the Advertisement for the said post and “Important Instructions to Candidates”
. 5. Editing options, to correct any data in the On-line Application Form, will be available to the candidates till the Closing Date of submission of Online Applications.
6. Variation in number and nature of posts shall be accepted by the Commission without inviting fresh applications before finalization of interviews.
7. It is mandatory for Applicants to deposit under Head: “C02101-ORGANIZATIONS OF STATETEST FEE REALIZED BY THE PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION”, in any Branch of State Bank of Pakistan or National Bank of Pakistan or Government Treasury on or before the Closing Date of submission of applications.
• No Bank Draft or Pay Order or Cheque or any such instrument will be accepted as fee by the Commission.
• Applicants residing outside Pakistan, but having Domicile of the Punjab will deposit the fee at the Pakistani Embassy of residing country in the currency of that country equivalent to the amount of Application/ Test Fee prescribed for the post. •
8. PPSC's Helplines:
Lahore: 042-99202762, 99200161, 99200162,
Rawalpindi: 051-5158095,
Multan: 061-9330354,
Bahawalpur: 062-2881182,
D.G. Khan: 064-
Faisalabad: 041-9330713
Sargodha: 048-3252802 Rs.1000/- Special Persons are not required to deposit application fee. 9260410
DISCLAIMER If any Instruction available on the Website or Advertisement is found contradictory to the relevant Law, Rules and Regulations and Policy Decisions, the relevant Law, Rules and Regulations and Policy Decisions will prevail over the Instructions. CAUTION Please refuse to engage with any person who may offer to help you get selected. Have faith in your own ability and trust in ALLAH (SWT). In case any dubious person contacts you for providing undue favour in written examination or interview, please immediately contact the following Hon’able Members of the Commission at once:- Dr. Arif Mushtaq Chaudhary, Member PPSC,(E-mail: member22@ppsc.gop.pk, Tel:04299202735) Mr. Nasir Khan Durrani, Member PPSC, (E-mail: member11@ppsc.gop.pk, Tel: 042-99202753) Your name will be kept secret and no prejudice will be caused to you.
“IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES” visit PPSC
website:
www.ppsc.gop.pk
CLOSING DATE for Applications
14th January 2019